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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst index 7bd013596217..5fce2b06f229 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Possible uses: * minimizing kernel configurations (do I need this option if the associated code is never run?) -.. _gcov: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html +.. _gcov: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html .. _lcov: http://ltp.sourceforge.net/coverage/lcov.php @@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ box for setups where kernels are built and run on the same machine. In cases where the kernel runs on a separate machine, special preparations must be made, depending on where the gcov tool is used: +.. _gcov-test: + a) gcov is run on the TEST machine The gcov tool version on the test machine must be compatible with the @@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ a) gcov is run on the TEST machine machine. If any of the path components is symbolic link, the actual directory needs to be used instead (due to make's CURDIR handling). +.. _gcov-build: + b) gcov is run on the BUILD machine The following files need to be copied after each test case from test @@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ Note on compilers GCC and LLVM gcov tools are not necessarily compatible. Use gcov_ to work with GCC-generated .gcno and .gcda files, and use llvm-cov_ for Clang. -.. _gcov: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html +.. _gcov: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html .. _llvm-cov: https://llvm.org/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-cov.html Build differences between GCC and Clang gcov are handled by Kconfig. It @@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ Appendix A: gather_on_build.sh ------------------------------ Sample script to gather coverage meta files on the build machine -(see 6a): +(see :ref:`Separated build and test machines a. <gcov-test>`): .. code-block:: sh @@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ Appendix B: gather_on_test.sh ----------------------------- Sample script to gather coverage data files on the test machine -(see 6b): +(see :ref:`Separated build and test machines b. <gcov-build>`): .. code-block:: sh |